Greatest Shoot Em Ups of All Time - PC Engine NEXZR

Ready for a brand new series!? Greatest Shoot Em Ups of All Time! Starting off with a #Shmup Hidden Gem - NEXZR on the PC Engine Super CD. One of my Top 5 Shooters on the #PCEngine and developed by Kaneko, famous for games like Air Buster (Aero Blasters), Super Star Soldier and Star Parodier.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER - NEXZR is now translated with English Subtitles! Thanks to the awesome WLTR3565 for the translation work and assistance. You can now enjoy the excellent story and cut scenes and see what you were missing.
Nexzr is a mix of Soldier Blade and IREM's Image Fight with a healthy does of that late 80s and early 90s vibe, especially the music. The art design takes cues from Gundam and the storyline is well done and emotional. It's a complete package of precise gameplay, impressive presentation, and phenomenal music. Nexzr also includes Caravan high score and time attack modes for extra replay value. It's not only a hidden gem on the PC Engine, but one of the Greatest Shoot Em Ups of All Time.
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Chapters:
00:00 - EPIC Intro!
00:48 - NEXZR is Special
01:53 - NEXZR is EPIC
02:28 - A Great Story
04:11 - NEXZR Intro Uncut - WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES!
09:16 - Stage 1 An Epic Opening
10:25 - GAMEPLAY so pure...
12:11 - MUSIC rockin' to that 80s vibe
14:35 - NEXZR; A shooter fan's shooter
16:51 - FINAL BOSS Cinema Uncut - WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES!
19:20 - The Final Encounter
20:11 - Epilogue: NEXZR; More than the sum of it's parts
21:14 - CARAVAN MODE!!!
In future episodes of Greatest Shooters of All Time, I will continue to look at some of my favorites, from the NES (Famicom), to the Mega Drive and Super Nintendo, to the Neo Geo, Saturn, and even Arcades. And of course, more PC Engine. I will also try to highlight lesser known, must play shmups for those that may have missed them the first time around.
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[@ShmupJunkie]

NEXZR TRANSLATED!!! Now with ENGLISH SUBTITLES thanks to the amazing WLTR3565 and his translation work! ✅ Subscribe To My Channel ➡️ Support me on PATREON www.patreon.com/shmupjunkieslushfund Join my DISCORD: discord.gg/r7dgGvyhuJ NEXZR is a PC Engine LEGEND, one of my TOP 5 Shooters on the system. It looks like Gundam. Sounds like an 80s scifi flick. And plays as smooth as Soldier Blade. See why it's earned a place on my list of Greatest Shmups of All Time. Chapters: 00:00 - EPIC Intro! 00:48 - NEXZR is Special 01:53 - NEXZR IS EPIC 02:28 - A Great Story 04:11 - NEXZR Intro Uncut - WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES! 09:16 - Stage 1 An Epic Opening 10:25 - GAMEPLAY so pure... 12:11 - MUSIC rockin' to that 80s vibe 14:35 - NEXZR; A shooter fan's shooter 16:51 - FINAL BOSS Cinema Uncut - WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES! 19:20 - The Final Encounter 20:11 - Epilogue: NEXZR; More than the sum of it's parts 21:14 - CARAVAN MODE!!! Check out my new Amazon Favorites Links! I only post products that I personally own, use, or play. If I think it kicks ass I post it here for everyone to check out. www.amazon.com/shop/turbothunder16 Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/turbothunder16/ Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/shmupjunkie Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/shmupjunkie

[@paxhumana2015]

@Shmup Junkie, I am convinced that you do not know what the fuck that you are talking about on a lot of observations of this game. Yes, it is certainly a solid vertical shooter, as well as has a good story that also makes logical sense, but it certainly is not as deep as Star Wars or the vast majority of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, let alone as timeless as the works of Shakespeare, or any other epic poems and their authors, but the thing is that other horizontal/side-scrolling and vertical shooters did many of the things that this game did and they also did them better as well. I can name tons of instances where that is being true as well, so I can indeed back up my claims.

[@j0nnyism]

Thankyou for making a video on such a great game. A game that deserves far more love than it receives

[@j0nnyism]

Ur a lot more aggressive than me fun to watch someone play it like that

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@j0nnyism It just comes with having played this game a lot. It’s one of my favorites.

[@megagrey]

Where do I download the translated ROM or a patch?

[@BalsticMaker12]

RIP Shirdi, a fellow PC Engine and Bomberman fan. She couldn't live long enough to witness Bombergirl on the arcades.

[@ShmupJunkie]

YES! What happened to our new Bomberman 2012 game promised! haha I wanted to get that bit of info into the video but just couldn't find a good place anywhere to do it. Maybe when I post just the translated cut scenes separate, I can add some scans at the end with some details on the character bios. That would be cool. Thank you again for helping with this translation. Soooo many PC Engine fans will be thankful.

[@BitHead1000]

Well, you knocked that one out of the park. Hats off. That translation was awesome. I appreciate your work.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! This game is so damn amazing to me it’s a crime there is so little about it on KZbin, aside from when you talked about it on your show a while back. It deserved the royal treatment 🤟

[@ms.ilovecotton9778]

#bithead hype

[@musclemark2710]

Spectacular!

[@nicknikiforou6939]

GVGPITHOHC

[@Tochir0]

Not sure if this has been mentioned already but the voice actor for the antagonist is Shuichi Ikeda, who voiced Char in Mobile Suit Gundam. Ikeda was one of the most well known voice actors at the time. The fact that Naxat got him onboard really shows how much resources they put into this game back then. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore folks

[@ShmupJunkie]

Damn! I didn't know that actually that's really cool info. I would have loved to know that when I was making the video I would have definitely included it as a fun fact somewhere. They certainly gave him some cool lines to say.

[@signalrr9138]

I had just commented about the similarities of voice actors but that is rad that it is Char! Thanks for confirming that! 😁

[@doctorx0079]

Not only that - the hero is played by Tōru Furuya, Amuro Ray himself!

[@justsayin4632]

The English subtitles were awesome, thanks! Please do more “greatest“ videos like this! I know it’s super cliché but you should totally do a top 10 shooters list (your personal top 10). We seem to like those same older Compile-style vertical shooters (and this vid proved it, I’m sold on Nexzr!). Or better yet, split your top 10 into 10 videos and give each one the full treatment you did in this video! Now that’d be an awesome series!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank our friend for the awesome translation work on this. I was excited to learn the dialogue and incorporate it into the video. Only wish we could get a hack where it actually has it worked into the rom file to play. I will likely do more like this too yeah, at least for certain games that are special to me. Nexzr is also not very well known so I thought it deserved a good highlight like this. Hopefully it'll get discovered a little more over time. It's such an amazing game.

[@joannetraigo2505]

Wow the music in this game is so good.

[@ShmupJunkie]

So damn good! One of the best examples of how hard they tried to make the CD tracks stand out. We love the chip tunes now for nostalgia but at the time, hearing that kind of music from a game was fire! 🔥

[@rschock22]

Holy crap that music in the beginning *chefs kiss*

[@ShmupJunkie]

Music in this game is amazing all around. Really one of the best STG soundtracks ever, especially that generation.

[@tubbiele2]

I applaud your enthusiasm. Even if a shooter does not have a story, the experience of it can make one emerge. Best wishes, lovely content

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. I rarely get into the story much for a Shooter so it's easy to take notice with a game like Nexzr. But you're right, the best stories are the ones I have of my experiences with my old favorites, even if they didn't have a story in of themselves.

[@danmakuman]

Badass video as always, a well deserved homage to Nexzr. Since I played it back in 2010 or so I didn't knew too much about it, just played it. At first it was a little hard, but then I started to understand how it works, Nexzr gives you all you need, it's all about the player to discover the best way to conquer each stage. No need to move a lot to dodge but to know when you have to. The music is on every of my devices and playlists, Damn good stuff.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks man! I definitely knew you would enjoy this vid and you nailed it on the gameplay. It looks like it would be a twitch shooter like Soldier Blade but it's much more methodically paced and takes some memorization. It's just designed so masterfully where you don't need any special tricks to get through it. Once you have it figured out it's not super hard to get through and so much fun. Damn I love the music in this game. 🔥

[@danmakuman]

@@ShmupJunkie Keep up the awesome work bro. I hope to see a video like this one about GoT in the future.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@ThePhantomviper nobody that knows how to do it has made a patch yet no. But now that it’s translated hopefully somebody that knows how to hack it will pick it up and help out the community. I’d sure love to see one.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@ThePhantomviper If you know how to patch pc engine cd games and insert that text timed into cut scenes, I am sure the community would be very grateful. I’d definitely let as many people know about it as possible through my community posts, Twitter, and IG, FB etc and I know others that would too.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@ThePhantomviper The best way to chat is on my discord channel if that’s something you use at all. Can easily message there aside from a great community. But you can private message me there any time. Let me know if you need a link to it.

[@unlimitedretrogaming]

This is one hell of a game and the cut scenes and music is wonderful!! Never played this one but will try it on the emulator. Also, great job of WLTR3565 getting this translated, the story is filled with nostalgia and it is one of the best intros on a video game I’ve ever seen!! Amazing video!!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you buddy! I’m really glad to be a part of helping you discover it. I know it’s the style of shooter you will enjoy. And you’re right that intro is one of the best!

[@ms.ilovecotton9778]

Thank you to the person that helped you with the translation. it's so nice to see things like this happen and people helping each other, hope the translation could get released to the public sometime. easily one of my favorite videos from you. Nexzr kicks ass! (Literally) 😄

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you! And yes a massive thanks to wltr3565. If we can find someone who knows how to hack the ROM and insert this translation into the actual game, would be amazing too.

[@ms.ilovecotton9778]

@@ShmupJunkie this guy who goes by Supper has been doing some PCE translations on romhacking. net wish I knew how to get in touch with those people. ok turns out he's on youtube!! try reaching out to him

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@ms.ilovecotton9778 I will! I can ask nightwolve on Twitter as well since he was involved in the ys4 translation. So he may know someone.

[@MegaDeth859]

Wow, this is so beautiful! Not only your video, but the fact that you were able to secure an English translation. Thanks to the person who translated. What a game!

[@ShmupJunkie]

For old fans of the system like myself just getting to finally see the intro translation was so cool. I enjoyed it a ton. When I had the idea I crossed my fingers someone would take me up on helping with the translation. Now maybe we will find someone who wants to do the rom hack into the physical game.

[@Redonepunch]

The music in the intro is so good. Thank you for sharing it with us with the translation.

[@KaysAnimus]

Lucky enough to own a copy. The summer carnival games were holy grails even before the market went completely terrible for buyers, and I count myself super fortunate to have this one. I'm hoping that ODE tech for the duo, or an all purpose HU-Card that can run CD games might be possible, since there's a lot of great games on the PC-E, and all owners deserve the right to preserve their collections and check out of the market. Even if that day comes, I hope there's a solution that can do both; playing the library from solid state media, and allowing one to play their hardcopy games as well.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Awesome you have this one too it's gotten up there indeed. And if I could only have 5 shooters on the PC Engine with actual media this would be one of them. The new analogue Duo coming seems like the ticket for playing physical copies or using a flash cart like their other devices. Only downside is it will be limited so eventually no longer available to many. Then there's the Mister that'll play them pretty flawlessly and on a CRT even, but no physicals and it's expensive.

[@Rick_Ibbott]

This game... That moment the music kicks in as you start, the simple but awesome background (lasers etc) and the ships warping in as you play... Ive mentioned this in another video, but this game... this game gave me the "wow" feeling, with goosebumps. I found it hard at first until i clicked into the games rhythm. I'm so glad you've opened my eyes to the pc engine.

[@laucops198]

Wow, congrats for this fantastic job and this declaration of love to this epic shooter. I've had a great time watching this !

[@ShmupJunkie]

You’re welcome. It’s truly a wonderful game in my eyes and it needed a tribute video. It’ll be something I can watch again in the future too and enjoy.

[@raskulous]

Damn.. that intro really is something else! Thanks for the work you and WLTR3565 put into this, it really is amazing!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Absolutely wltr3565 was integral and I couldn’t had done the vid without him. It’d be cool to see a rom release to actually play it this way.

[@abrslam]

Another great one! This game looks truly awesome. I've never even met anyone who played pc engine before so this one is definitely news to me. Thanks for the work!

[@ShmupJunkie]

I was one of those rare birds that had one growing up and played it the most. It’s a shame this game didn’t make the mini it’s good enough to have replaced some of the others.

[@fusoya6544]

So pleasing to see this shooter get the recognition it deserves. It's my 2nd favourite behind GunHed. Thanks so much to the person who translated this as it's nice to finally understand the dialogue. It gives the game an ever deeper meaning.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I was just as excited as anyone to learn some of the dialogue and what was being said. Very thankful. Maybe one day one of the hackers from the community will integrate it into the actual rom.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

This game looks cool does it have scaling or transparancies I cant tell which FX are really in the game or not

[@bobbus_74]

Loving the look of this game. The translation was really cool too. Thanks for showing me what looks like another great shooter.

[@ShmupJunkie]

You're welcome mate and I'm glad you have a way of playing it yourself and see how you like it. One thing for sure it's hard to beat that opening blow from the very first stage. It really puts on a show.

[@32LY]

YOU MAKE MY DAY !!!!🤩🤩 You're video is the biggest truly awesome wonderful marvelous legacy to my top 3 best shmup of all time " NEXZR" 🙃🙃🙃😄😉 Thanks you my friend👊🤘😜😜

[@ShmupJunkie]

You are welcome! I know a lot of PC Engine fans will love to see this game translated. I am super excited for more people to find out about it! Tell your friends!

[@32LY]

@@ShmupJunkie count on me !!😉 For the first time since 93 the year I play nexzr, I can anderstand what they say 🤩🤩🤩 Great job soldier 🙃🙃🙃🤘

[@Johnnygrafx]

Such an outstanding game. Glad to see you covering it!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Absolutely. I was honestly surprised when doing a youtube search I could find so little on it aside from some longplays. It deserved a proper tribute! 🤘

[@elmardekoning2713]

What a fantastic and fun looking game. That opening space battle level looked epic, with those big ships seemingly teleporting in your face. What I liked about the levels you showed, is that there is a clear distinction between what is the level boundary, where you can freely move, what the enemies and bullets are. The action does not get obstructed as I often find the case in shooters with busy scrolling background layers, or those fancy looking scrolling foreground layers that you can pretty much play hide and seek behind. Great video again, where your passion for these games really comers through, making them a joy to watch!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Absolutely right on that. Everything here is in service of the gameplay and refined to a point where there isn't much to complain about. This game is the absence of missteps and design flaws it's just made so well. And all the awesome music and cool presentation is the icing on the cake. It's one of those rare pc engine gems that I encourage anyone to download on an emulator and try. It's not the easiest game so not everyone will make a ton of progress, but even that awesome first opening stage is worth downloading for that alone.

[@MarshallLando]

Top10 shooter of all time for me personally. thx for translating it finally :)

[@ShmupJunkie]

You're welcome. A friend on the discord was the brains behind the operation. And there is a good gent now putting a patch together to apply to the actual game!

[@captainjosue]

I remember playing this game. I bought it in little tokyo in Los Angeles for my turbo duo which was the american version of PC engine. The launch sequence was absolutely amazing.

[@headman82]

This game looks so good that it pisses me off it wasn’t included in the Turbo grafx mini

[@ShmupJunkie]

Nexzr and Gate of Thunder are the 2 games that had no excuse to be missing from it. They are both Top 5 on the system. It's like Musha not being on the US Genesis Mini. I keep hoping someone makes a break through on the pc engine mini hack. I haven't heard anything in a while

[@headman82]

@@ShmupJunkie I’m not very good with computers. But I would like to expand my library on my mini consoles. I still have Gate of thunder and Musha on my Wii. I hope it’s not the last time they are re-released

[@travissmith8017]

@@headman82 you can add cd and chip games to almost all the mini consoles, the easiest one to add to would probably be the genesis mini using hakchi. I got thousands of games on my sneak classic using a flash drive add on.

[@Alucard2089]

Another amazing video. I have not given this game enough play time. Now after watching this, I really want to go play it. I’m hyped for when we have that caravan competition as well. The last one was a lot of fun. The translated cutscenes were a very nice touch to the video.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks and glad you did enjoy it. This caravan is a lot of fun and very accessible. It's not nearly as hard to survive like Omega Blast and is more traditional of getting very good at not missing any points anywhere, which becomes hard to do the farther you get. I would enjoy doing this one at some point if enough others want to as well.

[@Chinopolis]

Bravo on another amazing video! What can I say that hasn't been said? You even read my mind on the Rayforce lasers, and I think they took more than a little inspiration from the level design too. I see Sorcer Striker, Kingdom Grand Prix and countless other games when I look at this one, and I never would have even heard of it were it not for this great video. So thanks again and keep on shooting!!!!!!!

[@yedemon]

Very, Very impresive descriptions. It looks like the English subtitles are mostly correct, except for a few minor deviations, but still it makes a more imposing opening scene. Good work!

[@draketalon]

What an epic intro, it almost gives me goosebumps along with this great music, i love it!

[@ShmupJunkie]

So freakin cool for a shooter right? Don’t get that too often. I always loved this intro and getting it translated was so cool.

[@michielkroder4031]

How come I never heard of this? It looks and sounds amazing!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Exactly the reason I wanted to highlight. It flew under the radar with so many other amazing shooters that released in 1992. And it’s absolutely top tier. I’m hoping a good few people check it out via emulation somehow after seeing the video.

[@Threesixty31]

Nice tribute to that pearl, indeed. I place it on the same step as Lords of thunder but for totally different reasons.

[@Steril707]

Wow, never heard of this game before. Seems amazing... :) Thanks for showing this off...

[@ShmupJunkie]

You’re welcome! Yes it’s not too well known outside of pc engine owner circles and really one of the coolest shooters of the 90s. It really deserved its own video and I really enjoyed highlighting it.

[@MOXIEchannel]

Amazing video, I never heard of this game. Well.. the intro is indeed very well done as per the translation.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. Not a well known game which is why I wanted to highlight it.

[@Borh7777]

Wow, thank you very much for this video about this great forgotten shoot'em up. There are so many great shoot'em ups on the PC Engine, hard to say if it is really one of the best . I would put it in my top 10 but not my top 5. However I must say that the music on this one is incredible, my favorite of any games on the PC Engine, maybe on all 16 bit consoles. It is so epic and melancholic at the same time. I cried the first time I played the second level because of the music, it is so beautiful, so epic and so melancholic... I think this game deserves to be redicovered only for the music although the other parts of the game are quite good.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I love almost everything about the game, it all comes together perfect for me. The music especially is of course amazing and makes any shooter that much better. It seems to fit perfect with the style of the game. This game will forever be pretty obscure unless M2 decides to release a collection with a few Naxat games that also deserve more attention like Recca and Alzadick which was a cool caravan stage. Maybe along with Spriggan that would make a nice small collection. Not holding my breath though. The Stage 6 music on this game is one I personally love.

[@garrz32]

The translation was amazing , great video ( subbed)

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! I agree I was so happy to finally know what was said in the cut scenes. I would have done it just for me even if I wasn’t making a video. I’m glad I could share it with others here now.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

I tried this game the other day for the first time. Now, I've never been particularly good at shmups. Axelay on normal is more than challenging enough to kick my ass, but Nexzr kicked my ass ni mere seconds. No exaggeration, I was dead, completely dead, in no more than a minute or two.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Really... Axelay actually gave me more trouble initially as it plays different and took me some getting used to. Most likely because I’m so used to playing Soldier Blade style games more. I always thought the first stage in Nexzr wasn’t too bad. At least you got to enjoy that awesome opening stage 1 music for a couple minutes 😅. The trick with Nexzr is it looks like a twitch shooter but it’s not. It takes a bit of memorization.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

@@ShmupJunkie I think it's just because I had a Super Nintendo and an Amiga. Games like UN Squadron, Axelay, Parodius, Super R-Type, Super Aleste, Contra, The Turricans.. These are games I used to breeze through once upon a time. I never had the other consoles, I have no muscle memory to fall back on for those games, they just kick my ass and there's very little I can do about it now. Even on the old games I used to ace, I can't do that anymore. I was a far better gamer as a kid. But I could, and can, see Nexzr's quality is undeniable. No doubt about that.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

At least I can run through most of Star Parodier before dying XD

[@miguelroman4294]

@@thegreathadoken6808 had all those wonderful SNES games back in the day! Axley was awesome 👌 especially on hard mode!

[@braikingboss9137]

Another well and amazing video!!!! Always making great content! Keep it coming ❤❤❤

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! I had a lot of fun with this one too, although I know I say that a lot. 😅

[@braikingboss9137]

@@ShmupJunkie you are only stating facts that's it!! 💯❤❤❤🙌

[@danholo]

Cool channel! Amazing looking game!!! PC Engine CD doesn't get enough credit. 16-bit games with great soundtracks and presentation.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! The PC Engine SuperCD games were freaking amazing. It was huge in Japan but never really released enough anywhere else. Most of my favorite games for the system were CD based.

[@danholo]

@@ShmupJunkie definitely are. Brushing up my "collection" right now. :)

[@JSfromthecrypt]

Great video, a real love letter to possibly the most aestheticly pleasing console shooter of its time. It still whoops my ass, but when those drums kick in partway through level one (you know when), I'm back in there every time. Keep up the good work, I especially enjoy when you do your detailed breakdowns of different sections of games, both as comparisons to other versions and outlining level design/gameplay/caravan tips. Looking forward to the Kyukyoku Tiger comparison:)

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! This game completely rocks and that opening stage is heaven. Even if you can't get too far, that first level is top notch fun. Maybe they made it so good figuring most people wouldn't see past level 2. 😂 Funny you mention Kyukokyu tiger as that's definitely near the top of my list along with some Darius goodness. It will happen. 😀

[@JSfromthecrypt]

I can scrape onto level 4 on a good day, so Image Fight is definitely waaay past my skill ceiling

[@trumisery]

Looks awesome! Can't wait for the release of the patch! Love seeing the PCE get the love it deserves after so long of very few translations...a ton of great games!

[@ShmupJunkie]

I’m definitely hitting up a couple people I’ve been pointed to and see if they are interested in patching the game with it. Hoping someone decides to take it on.

[@trumisery]

@@ShmupJunkie I've been in the PCE scene for quite some time, if you need someone to patch the game and run it on real hardware, I'd be all for helping... unless you are already past that stage of things. Either way, I'm glad to see the translating scene growing for the PCE that it deserves!

[@argedismun2]

Growing up I never knew anyone that had a turbografx16 or a neogeo, and I didn’t learn about the pcengine until I discovered the internet, that’s why I genuinely enjoy your videos,

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. It's the main reason I even started my channel... was to do good reviews on the pc engine mini for all the people I know would love the games on it if they gave it a chance. And it kind of turned into something more so I am running with it. But that is still the biggest reason I am doing this. Not only to help the genre make a comeback but to show all the great older shooters out there people missed. Heck there are so many that I missed too I am now catching up on.

[@schlarptarf3675]

Thanks for the translation! Skipped the end because I want to finish the game unspoiled. Also looking forward to the Caravan contest! I hope I don't miss it. I would like to see Caravan contests more often, though!

[@ShmupJunkie]

We did our first caravan a while back using omega blast on the mega drive and was a lot of fun. You definitely won’t miss the next announcement as it’ll get posted in advance just keep an eye on the community posts. Or if you are in the discord. People may vote on which game we use for the next one but no matter which it ends up it’ll be a good time. It always is.

[@strzxgvnuvwvfld3597]

Another one I haven't really played, but you've convinced me to add it to my list (which seems to grow every Sunday :) ). As always I really enjoy your passion for the game. Love the Nexzr pixel art as well!

[@ShmupJunkie]

That is my job after all! I am the shooter crackpipe dealer 😅 BTW I am checking on the status of the custom cable for the Duo. I ordered it a long while ago and it hasn't arrived yet. Sorry about the wait I didn't expect it to take so long to get the custom cable for it.

[@strzxgvnuvwvfld3597]

@@ShmupJunkie No problem, I just bought the Megadrive version of Zero Wing, so I won't be short of something to keep me going over the holiday :)

[@NightWolve75]

On Nexzr: I bought the Summer Carnival '93 CD for $12-$15 in the 90's, immediately was impressed with the soundtrack like you and enjoyed finishing the game! Great replay value, became a favorite next to Super Star Soldier and Gate/Lords of Thunder! I never thought I'd see someone give the tribute this game deserves BTW, so job well done brother! I wish I could have done something like this for some of the games I liked/loved but not everybody can have the knack for good KZbin channels, video editing/production. 👍

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you my friend. I always do some searching before making a vid to see I am not just rehashing already good content and focusing on something that is lacking. To my surprise there is next to nothing on Nexzr! No good reviews, just some longplays, absolutely nothing that gives it the treatment it deserves. Bithead had a cool and fun rant on it a while back, but it's kind of hidden in the video and not something that comes up with a Nexzr search. I just happened to have seen it a while back. So I wanted to make something that could do it justice and be a "go to" for anyone looking for a review or info on the game. Not even google yields any decent results aside from a good hardcore 101 article.

[@NightWolve75]

@@ShmupJunkie Oh, nice, I don't think I ever saw Bithead1000 say something about this game or if I did I don't remember!

[@JeffYPbPr]

Incredible video man. Just incredible

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you. Incredible game deserved it so I did my best to do it justice.

[@JDHD932]

I love the anime cutscenes, the graphics is really amazing sharp n so clean, it would hold up releasing right now, I hope it gets a switch port

[@demonsty]

subscribed! wow. that translation really made a difference!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Right! I loved seeing it for the first time. I’m stoked I was able to get it done.

[@jeffroberts9693]

One of the best parts of this is that its Amuro and Char's voice actors. Makes it legit.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I didn’t actually realize that either until later or I would’ve mentioned it. Someone brought it up. That’s so cool they did that. Actually it’s the first time I’m hearing Amuro as well I only knew Char did the villain. The game clearly has a Gundam aesthetic so the devs must have gone after the voice actors too.

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

fantastic video... and seeing "Do You Remember Love?" -era Macross discussed amongst the greatest stories told, along with NEXZR's great sprite work, effects, music AND story ( i really appreciate the work to translate it) warmed my cold, dead heart... to say the least, it was pure "proto- culture" for this "micro human".... also, even if limited, i always loved when 16 bit shooters would give me some story because it made it feel like the developers cared about it as a "world" and not just a product... hell, as simple as they were, part of the reason i love games like Gaiares, Trouble Shooter, Gley Lancer ( eng translation patch), Phelios, Elemental Master, and much more is the little touches of story...thanks to you and WLTR3565 for the great work...

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

i dont know what happened with my post its showing a bunch of lines thru my words...oh well... i mustve done something wrong here....

[@ShmupJunkie]

I still read your post just fine and thank you for the kind words. I'm a massive Macross fan so any time I can sneak something in I am going to do it! I love story in my shooters as well back from a time when they were considered a complete game and not just made for scoring and short stages for replay. I do appreciate the older stuff. Gaiares was cool that way too and impressive they fit it onto a cartridge. Download on PC Engine was another one and so cool for being on a hucard. I couldn't have done it without wltr3565's help and many of us will be grateful to him for a long while.

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

@@ShmupJunkie yea ive seen and heard tons of good about Download 1 and 2 and countless others that i havent played yet... maybe its time for some more "giveaways"... or ill just emulate i guess... again good job

[@RyuHayabusa06]

One of the best on the PCE. I love the soundtrack, especially the final stage.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I'm a sucker for the 80s synth, so aside from the opening stage, the final is my favorite too. It's such a chill vibe that normally doesn't work in a shooter but it fits ther stage perfectly. Even down to the blue and purple neon look of the level. It just all works for me. Too bad not many people likely made it to Stage 6.

[@RyuHayabusa06]

@@ShmupJunkie It's a tough game for sure. Took a long time to finish back in the day. The 2nd stage music is great as well. One of the reasons I love the PC Engine is all the great soundtracks. Nexzr is one of those hidden gems. Every knows Sapphire, Lords of Thunder, Gates etc but few mention Nexzr.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@RyuHayabusa06 And on top of that it’s better than some of those games too. Never was quite sure why it didn’t get as much hype. Although I’m sure it must’ve sold decent in Japan being naxat.

[@RyuHayabusa06]

@@ShmupJunkie Probably for a couple of reasons. It was never released in the US like GoT and LoT nor did it didn't have the fancy rendered graphics like Sapphire. Most never bothered to give it a try unfortunately.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@RyuHayabusa06 Naxat was pretty popular in Japan. Just a shame it never made it here. Those effects on the opening stage are incredibly cool too. I remember being blown away seeing that on a pc engine.

[@Fularu]

The Super CD provides no added benefits outside of some more ram (snf that's due to the SCD cart itself). For all intents and purposes, the CDRom games are just one big cart, there are no special chips in the CD Portion of the PCE CD systems (Unlike, for example, the Mega CD). Great video as usual, Nexzr is an amazing shooter that everyone should play at least once in their life :)

[@ShmupJunkie]

Completely correct, it's just extra RAM. Which made a huge difference honestly as it was one of the original hardware's weak points. Devs really took advantage of it well. On a side note, I have someone pretty close to having finished an actual translation patch for Nexzr that will be available. They get all the credit but I will do my best to get the word out once it's out. The game has some really cool cut scenes I was stoked to have a friend translate for this video.

[@matthewfishgold4541]

This looks so awesome. I never owned the system, mainly grew up with an NES and played a lot of Tiger Heli, so it's neat to learn about what I missed out on. I hope this gets a PC or Switch port some day.

[@startoys2113]

One of my favorites! I used to own this physical it was amazing especially the music!

[@ShmupJunkie]

What happened to the copy you owned? I do wish I had kept many of my games from back then. Would have saved me a lot of money now lol

[@startoys2113]

@@ShmupJunkie yea I had a big collection of pc engine games especially shooters ,, got into some debt and sold my whole pc engine collection and I regret it every day . Hands down one of my favorite consoles of all time (PCE) but so expensive to collect for even back a few years ago when I was buying now forget it even more expensive. Now I just pray we get ports of PC engine duo games and Sega Saturn shumps on switch and PS4 but I highly doubt it . Great channel by the way PC Engine forever!

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@startoys2113 What a bummer. And believe me I know the cost of collecting PCE haha. Thankfully I am done getting all the shooters but it was not easy task. I also doubt they'll release many on Switch etc, which is why I was pretty excited to see a pce mini hack come along. Alas there's been no news in a long time. I have a feeling it's a beast to wrestle with, although it'll happen sooner or later.

[@nastybedazzler]

It's pretty obvious a few videos back you decided to get way more serious about the videos you put out here and your efforts really show. You're doing a great job whenever I see you post a video it's an instant click for me. Keep up the good work bro!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks I do appreciate the feedback. I've been slowly trying to improve the editing in each video and make each one special, which isn't easy at one per week. But I will keep it up long as I can. 👌

[@RutgervanDriessen]

What an awesome intro! Will play this game.. thx! :)

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! I spent a bunch of time playing around with some editing stuff and trying to make the opening as cool as the opening of the game itself. 💥

[@roninomega4135]

reminds me of Bubblegum Crisis for some reason.

[@Steve_UK77]

I thought I had got quite good at shooters until I played this game recently for the first time and got absolutely wrecked 😆 Great review as always.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Ha! Well it’s normal in this one it’s not an easy game and it’s a bit of a memorizer crossed with a Soldier game. You really need to figure out each level and how to pass certain parts you can’t just wing it and get by on skill. Having and keeping those remote satellite weapons late game makes a big difference too as they’re a really powerful secondary weapon.

[@yandman26]

New sub right here, you did a fantastic job on this video. I love your enthusiasm and obvious passion. I'm sure this channel will blow up fast.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I would love nothing more then a channel focused on STGs to blow up. That means the genre is growing and I was able to be a part of it. It’s doing better than I ever expected so I’m stoked about it and doing my best to keep the quality up while enjoying making them.

[@ajsingh4545]

Finally watched it and i agree with everything you said. Interestingly, the opening to the last stage's music track heard at 12:10 deeply reminds me of the music from the treetop timble levels from Donkey Kong Country 3. Édit: Wow very percise and poetic review. Made me shed a man tear of joy.

[@ShmupJunkie]

It is said that the tears of defeated players are what motivated developers to create ever harder shmups. But they can't compare to the tears of joy from accomplishing the seemingly impossible. 💪

[@ezequielgomez7083]

Yeah Nexzr was my number 1 vertical shooter on Super CD 💿 of all-time and Nexzr Special has awesome music that I love Caravan Shooter to get high score to be champion

[@ShmupJunkie]

I would love to see the highest score achieved in the caravan for this game, as I never spent enough time to see how far it can go. There aren't many or any good runs on youtube. So there's likely many hidden bonuses we haven't found yet.

[@J4k3_Ry4n]

"Listens to soundtrack* Well I'm hype

[@ShmupJunkie]

This soundtrack is ALL HYPE! I love it. 🔥

[@rosstee]

Reminds me a little of Chris Huelsbeck’s amazing music. Try listening to the original Amiga soundtrack to Turrican 2, it’s an absolute classic.

[@gameswithtoasty3246]

What an outstanding soundtrack. Holy moly

[@ShmupJunkie]

I feel that way about a whole lot of PC Engine games lol, but man the Nexzr music is pretty special. I was always a huge fan and it's not hard to be.

[@kirgeez-gaming]

Gonna have to check this one out.

[@mrmonkeyman79]

Man I really want this game now. Looks like it mixes what I love about the pc engine vertical shooters with mechanics from horizontal shooters (my personal favourite). It's a damned shame it never got a virtual console release.

[@ShmupJunkie]

It's a shame it never got a mini release either. Easily one of the best on the system. I keep hoping the mini finally gets cracked to load these other games on there.

[@bl85gamer]

NEXZR looks amazing man 😍 I'm still trying out and loving Zero Wing so maybe next week I can fire up some NEXZR 😅 Another amazing video dude 👏🏼

[@ShmupJunkie]

It is amazing buddy. Just really hard to play since it's not on the mini, and not on anything really. Emulation is the only way for now using the large CD ROM file. But someday I can dream it'll get a nice release by M2 in a collection or somewhere similar. Zero Wing is super cool man keep enjoying it. Nexzr isn't going anywhere and it will kick your ass more than ZW at first, but you'll get the hang of it. Image Fight is way harder, so if you can get somewhere in that, you'll be good with Nexzr too.

[@BigJuffer]

I've tried to get this running on Retroarch before and failed. This vid prompted me to try again and it was easy! As a bonus Starr Parodia now works too ;) all thanks to Shmup Junkie :)

[@ShmupJunkie]

Awesome! Yeah I had no issues at all getting this going on Retroarch it worked right off the bat. You can't go wrong with Star Parodier either. That one has amazingly catchy music and is super fun. And if you get tired of Nexzr kicking your ass, Parodier is a nice break. One of the simpler shooters one can play yet still very entertaining.

[@BigJuffer]

@@ShmupJunkie Managed to make it to stage 3 on Nexzr on my third go - it doesn't mess about does it!

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@BigJuffer nice! Stage 3 is the hump. If you can get through it the rest of the game isn’t too bad. Those remote drones secondary weapon are very powerful and useful. I often keep them throughout the game.

[@manimani93190]

Epic is the perfect term for this game, many criticize it because it takes place in space and on a black background, but in my opinion it brings this oppressive and cold side essential to the atmosphere of the game.

[@GodzillasaurusJr]

Watching the intro, and thinking English is weird: "Flight" means the act of running away, even though you're not flying, and you can say "run" when you mean "flee" even though the act of retreating is done sitting down in a spaceship.

[@oldirtygamer]

Just found your channel awesome stuff!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Sweet! Always love when new folks find my content. I’ve got a lot of good stuff and done great history vids I’ve made over the last couple years. Hope you enjoy it.

[@ubervirtuoso]

Great vid! I recently 1cc'd the game on Normal and felt that checkpoint recovery was very manageable even in the more difficult stages ( stage 4). When I looked into scoring for the main game, the main issue is that it mostly comes from select checkpoint milking ( either from high-value enemies+ suicide or kill boss & suicide), but i guess that where you'd invest more time into the caravan mode. I might try for a Hard 1CC at some point; it doesn't seem like its much more difficult in the vein of going from a Solider Blade Normal 1cc to a Blade Hard 1cc.

[@ShmupJunkie]

yes the checkpoints are extremely well placed and fair in Nexzr, just another example of great design all around. I don't think the main game is ideal overall for score though it is there, as back then scoring was more relegated to the caravan modes like you said. I never actually paid attention or tried for score on the main game it was just there, but that's more me than anything else. The very hardest setting on Nexzr is truly brutal I have never beaten that setting, but HARD mode is a fair step up without adding suicide bullets.

[@DijaVlogsGames]

I was never a huge shooter player but your videos have really gotten me interested in giving some of them a more serious try. The only ones I have actually put some serious time into are Keio: Flying Squadron and Fantasy Zone.

[@ShmupJunkie]

They’re really great for those of us with limited time. Sure they take long to master, but when I only have 30min or so to play something (which is often) it’s a perfect quick run of fun. I always liked them for that reason. It’s one of those things that once you do get a taste and start enjoying just picking up games you know, especially ones you’ve become good at, it’s addicting.

[@JahElOfYHWH]

Wooo! Was looking for something on par with Lords and Gate of Thunder and ginga… Edit: It’s crazy how enemies can fly right through walls but you can’t making this even crazier gameplay. Thanks for telling us about this one I was unaware Brother!

[@ShmupJunkie]

One of my top 3 favorite shooters on the pc engine and it’s pretty obscure. So I’m glad I could put it on a few more people’s radar.

[@arioca]

Amazing game and soundtrack!

[@ShmupJunkie]

The music absolutely keeps me coming back. That caravan mode tune especially gets stuck in my head after playing.

[@NightWolve75]

About a Localization Patch: Definitely ask Supper who did very advanced reprogramming work on Madou Monogatari for subtitles and font! The few others with that talent and interest in PC Engine are EsperKnight and turboxray, but to inspire someone to work on what you want is tricky, it doesn't happen often, if ever and they're not as active now either... The main problem remains the same, the most talented are STILL working on NES/SNES projects by and large... Nothing we can do about it!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Ha I was just going to ask you since I know you had the connections. At least now the translation is out there and it’s a pretty small project by comparison with two short scenes. I figure I’d just let the right people know it’s out there and if one of them feels like doing it they will. I’ll let the rest of the pc engine community put on some pressure 🤣. Obey!

[@MarshCreature]

I gotta say the visuals are amazing. If i didn't know any better id say this was an arcade game that never left japan.

[@ShmupJunkie]

I don't know how they pulled off those giant ships warping into the screen like that, but whomever pulled off that effect from the dev team should've won an award! I'd expect to see something like that in Sapphire. It's as impressive as anything from that game.

[@Exlee-dq9uo]

I agree with you 100% on Nexr. It is truly a special game. I remember when I first played it, even after the first stage you just knew you had something great on your hands. The difficulty is tough, but with practice you can beat it. It was really awesome to see the translated cut scenes. So thanks for making that happen. Very informative and well done video overall. Keep up the good work! Keep the Pc-engine shooter/games coverage. Perhaps cover Kaiden or do a comparison of Forbidden Worlds.

[@ShmupJunkie]

You are a man of fine taste 😬, this has got to be in my top 3 pc engine shooters as well. Everything about it is just refined and thought through in every way. I was so stoked when I found someone to help me translate the cut scenes that I jumped on doing a video for it. That and a good one just didn't exist here for it. I love the intro on Kaiden it just puts a smile on my face whenever I watch it. Kyukokyu Tiger and Forgotten Worlds were two that I had in mind for upcoming comparisons as well, Tiger first. I think these are two where the PCE comes out on top given my time with the MD ports. After the Hellfire/Zero Wing comparisons PC Genjin is ready for a couple wins of his own now.

[@Exlee-dq9uo]

@@ShmupJunkie Yes I agree with you with giving the engine some wins! I am one of the biggest turbo/pc-engine enthusiasts out there. There is just something about it that always appealed to me. It's a shame they weren't able to get it out in Europe when they were originally supposed to. I think it would have done really well there, lije the Amiga. It's a shame more western third party companies didn't get a chance to make games for it. Games like Lords of Thunder, Air Zonk, Beyond Shadowgate, and Street Fighter 2 CE really show what the machine is able to do in capable hands.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@Exlee-dq9uo In my mind it’s still the most unique and advanced console that came out for its time. The expansion capabilities and how the cd attachment and it’s games smoked everyone else is something I still remember well. It wasn’t until the ps1 that an even more successful CD based console was released with that many successful and great games. And yeah that includes Saturn, which had awesome shmups but overall couldn’t compare to the quantity and quality of the entire library. I loved playing on my friends mega drive and Snes consoles, but toward the end they were pretty envious of the killer super cd and arcade card games. We spent a lot of time at my place with new rentals every weekend.

[@Exlee-dq9uo]

@@ShmupJunkie Hell yeah! The thing that made me interested in the Tg-16 was the commercial for Legendary Axe, where it showed the final boss. I was like holy crap, that looks so cool, I'm sold! I went to Electronics Boutique (remember them?!) and saw this huge box display for the CD add-on. Again I was like holy crap this thing plays games on CD?! That's so friggin' cool! So I saved all summer mowing lawns and my birthday money and I bought it. 424 bucks with tax and bought the only 2 games available at the time Monster Lair and Fighting Street. I actually loved them both. I remember being blown away by the red book audio. Monster Lair especially which had cool stage music, especially the boss theme. But with the like 12 stages and 2 player simultaneous support, my friends and I had a great time. Then Y's book 1 and 2 came. Absolutely floored! Some of the best music and cut scenes of all time. My friends jaws hit the floor seeing that in mid 1990 ya know? So many people think the Sega Cd is the first console CD system unfortunately. Nec and Hudson were real trailblazers in that regard and shaped much of the future of game production. For whatever reason I'm always bummed that the Supergrafx didn't do better than it did. I always thought the shape of the console was pretty bad ass looking. Then I dream about what they could have done with the Cd attachment and the arcade card on the supergrafx. Anyway I'm very glad youtube put your videos in my feed. I know it takes alot of work to make and edit videos so it is appreciated. I look forward to more Pc-engine games but also some of the games I haven't played on other systems Loved your Complile video as well. Anyhow keep up the fantastic work my friend.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@Exlee-dq9uo I think many of our early CD experiences with the TurboCD were similar as some aspects were so impressive it made many of us fall in love with it. Ys was the big one for me and the first CD release I played. This whole channel started because I just wanted to make some good pc engine mini reviews that did it justice. Before people really liked the videos and I just kept going. So if you’re looking for pc engine love, despite them being my first so my production isn’t as good as now, you’ll really enjoy them. Specifically my second called the shooter crackpipe where I focus on the caravan games, I talk about how I was able to get my turbo cd, as there’s no way we could’ve afforded one either. You may not be thrilled with how I got it cause I didn’t have to kill myself mowing lawns, it was honestly dumb luck and being at the right place at the right time. I only wish I’d kept that massive box that’s now worth a small fortune 🤦‍♂️

[@poodudeelite]

this is awesome! I would love to see this as a rom patch so we can play it on a console. :)

[@ShmupJunkie]

Same here. If I can ever get someone that knows how to do this I certainly would. In this case there isn't a ton of work so you'd think it wouldn't be too bad to do. At least versus a text heavy game.

[@signalrr9138]

Cool! The end boss's voice actor sounds similar to the VO that did Char from gundam. Edit: Just read a comment saying it is, awesome 😎

[@ShmupJunkie]

You are exactly right! I just found out from one of the comments here it's the same exact voice actor!

[@midiriots3909]

SUPERB!!!

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thank you man. Glad you enjoyed the video too and I am sure you will enjoy it one day if you get a chance to play.

[@davifranciscodasilva581]

Wow, the Voice act seens the same of the original Gundan. Same voice of Chat Aznable for the villain and Amuro Ray for the hero.

[@ShmupJunkie]

You’re correct it’s the same actors. I didn’t know it until someone told me after I made the video. So very cool.

[@southtownplays4787]

Amazing 😆

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks!

[@martinevans1206]

Hey dude, I heard sound effects! 👍🏻😁

[@ShmupJunkie]

Lol just in a few sections where it seemed to work well. I’m trying to mix it up 😎

[@TheElectricUnderground]

Looks cool :-)

[@ShmupJunkie]

It's very cool. You would immediately tell based on how the game feels to play and the patterns that it was made by a team that knows their shmups and what makes a good one. It just has the "feel" in how it controls and how stages and enemy patterns attack you. Well thought out is the way I would put it. It's fun to learn and similar to Image Fight in that way, just not as ridiculously difficult.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

I downloaded a rom set for TG16 and this wasnt in the set because its a CD title. I'm having to find out and acquire those individually. Anyway Im glad I did, that's three really good TG16 CD games Ive played now... Air Zonk, Castlevania Rondo of Blood, and NEXZR now!

[@ShmupJunkie]

A cool tidbit is that the CD library for the pc engine was even larger and more popular than the hucard games. Possibly even double the size with many hundreds of games. So yeah if you’re not exploring that side you’re really missing out on the system’s best. Really glad you found a way to grab them. In that massive 3+ hour video I did with every pc engine shooter reviewed you can see how many were CD and SuperCD games. It’s pretty wild. Nexzr is one of my all time favs’

[@ChairmanMeow1]

@@ShmupJunkie Hey man, your channels been my intro into this world! I'll take all the recommendations you got. :)

[@philmason9653]

I've somehow never seen this before - at least in any detail, it's flashed by me in montage videos. Given that '93 was the TG-16's make or break year in the West, it's a shame they didn't peg this one for localization.

[@ShmupJunkie]

A lot of people haven't which is why I wanted to highlight it. And it deserves it as it's top tier in just about every way. Given it arrived around Lords of Thunder days I'm not sure why it never made it to the US. Another reason it died a slow death here with the lack of the best titles making it over. If you ask any PC Engine fan what their favorite shooters on the system are, just about every one will have this in their Top 5.

[@markb5775]

Great video shmupjunkie! Saturn has always been my go to for shooters but your channel has made me realize that PCE has some fantastic looking titles. What would be your top 3 games to check out for a newbie to PCE shooters?

[@ShmupJunkie]

Top 3 for shooters 🤔. Depending on which ones you’ve played so far, as exclusives you can only play on the pc engine I would say Soldier Blade is an absolute must at number 1. Lords of Thunder if you haven’t already. Gradius 2 is in my top 3 but you can also play that on Saturn. So for exclusives Gate of Thunder is another great one. If you like thunder force you’d enjoy that too.

[@markb5775]

@@ShmupJunkie Great! I'll check those out.

[@JDHD932]

I’m surprised there isn’t any sequels or even featured in super robots wars, the character and mech designs are flawless, I love mechs and try get most great mech games available, this deserves a switch port, if hamster would do pc engine ports that be sick, as they filed console archives last year, I hope pc engine games is under that trademark claim

[@ShmupJunkie]

That would be awesome yeah. Konami pretty much owns the rights to most Hudson and pc engine properties so I don’t know how that would work. But seeing some great obscure console ports by Hamster would be more than welcome.

[@startoys2113]

Wow you should get Spriggan Mark 2 translated!

[@ShmupJunkie]

That would not be easy! That's a whole bunch of text, someone would need to quit their day job haha. But I agree and you aren't the first to mention that game. I'd love to see it too, but even moreso integrated into the actual game, since it's throughout as you play and not just cut scenes. I'd love to play through it again and be able to read it.

[@crystalmadison8449]

Thank you Now i have a new love of my life

[@ecco222]

my favorite shooter

[@ShmupJunkie]

You have fine taste sir 👌 It's like a fine wine. And the more experience you have with that style of shooter, the more you appreciate how good it is.

[@slimshady537]

awesome video man.... on what device you play this? and how do you record this? quality level over 9000.. .flawless work.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Thanks! I worked hard on the editing for this. It depends sometimes I use my original Duo and game other times retroarch on my PC. Depends what I’m trying to record and how much time I have. Retroarch makes it easier to save certain spots and show certain things. But it’s a nice image either way. I use an ossc into my capture card so hardware always looks great.

[@GiodyneSTG]

LETS GOO

[@mattmaddogwheaton4724]

Did I mention Nexzr gives me some serious ass Gundam vibes, even though you're more piloting a starfighter instead of a mecha?

[@tonywhite3835]

Sweet

[@fazares]

Damn u...this is in my 2021 list now xD

[@ShmupJunkie]

Go for the Special version with the caravan mode if you like the score attacks. The cover is very simple, but you get more value with the game and caravan mode. You just lose the story scenes. It's also much less expensive than the main release.

[@fazares]

@@ShmupJunkie im not so interested in score attacks...im more inclined to buy the normal release for the cutscenes and the cover/manual alone xD

[@ShmupJunkie]

@@fazares For a very long time I didn’t play any of the 2 minute caravan modes. But once I started doing some caravan competitions with friends I became hooked. We did one for soldier blade last year, and again for another called omega blast on mega drive just a month ago. Doing the event with a group of friends was much more fun than expected. Next time we do one you are welcome to join. You may be surprised how fun it can be. I don’t like playing score attacks alone it doesn’t keep my interest either. But it was a different experience in a group where we all helped each other to find all the bonuses and secrets. We did it on my discord group last time.

[@Levin_Pilot_246]

So glad to see someone covered this game after my first time I played back in 2008, thanks for youtube recommendations for my passion of shmups, probably because I watched Gradius, Salamander, and many other shooters from long time ago. Man, I felt in love with the soundtrack! Glad to hear it from the disc itself from the game, and pop it in my hifi stereo, it feels like a shonen anime shmup game, never beat it without dying, but glad to get to this game in an early age! However, for some reason, in the Nexzr Special disc, despite not having the opening cutscene in the game, but it still remains in the game files as unusable file

[@bobbyjr.9559]

That would be soo nice if we could get this game on the switch already

[@ShmupJunkie]

I wish! Probably never unless m2 made a collection with all the summer carnival games from Naxat.

[@atomiswave2]

This guy knows shmups

[@ShmupJunkie]

Who me? naaaahhh 😅

[@fazares]

I will get this next month, probably...in the PCE WORKS MEMORIES SHOOTING LEGENDS 1 :P Btw this seems inspired a lot by the mecha anime SPT LAYZNER i must say

[@ShmupJunkie]

Apparently it's very Gundam inspired which I can tell from the designs, but I learned after this video that they used actual voice actors from Gundam for multiple roles in this game. They really went all out. I hope you enjoy this one when you pick it up as it's one heck of a fun game in my opinion. It's as classic 90s shooter as it gets and I love the 80s electronica sound to many of the tracks.

[@MrUltra-sl9ez]

What scanline shader are you using?

[@ThEwAvEsHaPa]

great video dude, does anyone have advice on burning discs for the Turbo Duo, its hard to find CD burners that burn at slow speeds nowadays

[@ShmupJunkie]

Yes burning them is hit and miss. A slow speed 4x process and certain brands CD work best while cheap ones don’t or wear out the laser over time until you have to replace it. Some people adjust the pots and it reads but still wears out the laser eventually. And not every Duo is the same depending on your unit. In the end you go through some headache that finally seems to work well for your unit and stick with it. And just know there’s a chance you’ll need to replace the laser at some point.

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@@ShmupJunkie thanks for your reply and the info, i am really liking the channel, just watched the top 5 hardest shooters on PCE. Ive recently bought a PCE Duo and the seller said the laser has been replaced which is a bonus, i ordered some Taiyo Yuden silver discs, i heard they were better for being read by the laser. i just getting into the PCE shooters, ive been on the Megadrive for the most part so its cool to check out all the lesser know titles it has to offer. Thanks again for the advice

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@@ThEwAvEsHaPa No problem happy to and good luck. Sounds like you did some research already too and got some good discs. I’ve started using the Mister a lot it has a wonderful pc engine core and analog out for the crt. It’s definitely less hassle versus burning discs. So if I don’t own the physical game I want to play I use it mostly now. It’s a great alternative for some games.

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@@ShmupJunkie Ok ive not heard of the Mister before i will have a read about it, it sounds interesting. I did see about the SSDS3 which seemed very good, but it was unavailable in my country. Thanks again

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@@ThEwAvEsHaPa Yes the SSDS3 is nice if you want to use your original pc engine. The Mister is an fpga like the Analogue systems, only it plays lots of systems not just pc engine.